17th St. Condos

https://www.kxan.com/news/local/aust...tol/1815582222

https://static1.squarespace.com/stat...g?format=1500w

600 W. 5th St.

https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/n..._news_headline

https://scontent-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net...e2&oe=5D6FD583

It’s good infill!

I love that Austin is now at a point where buildings of this scale are considered "infill", rather than particularly significant.

Some new renderings of the 708' tall Republic office tower:

https://i.imgur.com/9uFP7DI.png
https://i.imgur.com/Kp4INdn.png
https://www.lpcaustin.com/properties/the-republic/

Love it...........let the "true" groundbreaking begin now!!!

Looks amazing and can’t wait to see this rise!!

If this gets glazing like One Manhattan Place, it will be an instant classic.

Here's an updated version of the last rendering posted - no canopy on upper cutout and vertical lighting goes all the way up.

https://i.imgur.com/qLI3tAA.png
http://www.dudapaine.com/

This is SSP so please remember that there are folks that consider this a good thing.

The downside is if San Antonio is growing like Austin (is it?) then no additional density downtown means spraaaaawl.

Sorry if this should be on the SA page but it was mentioned here.

^^^Equating a city's (or metro's) size to the amount of central business district skyscraper development is quite an elementary way of thinking. It simply does not work that way in every case.

So excited for this one!

I recorded some videos while driving past downtown today:
https://flic.kr/p/2gbyVBs
https://flic.kr/p/2gbzrLb

Very cool! Thanks for sharing!

Also the other updates look great!!

I don't really know where to put this as we don't have a general discussion thread but this question has been nagging at me.

Are we building interesting places?

I'm not just talking about interesting-looking architecture but actual places for us to go and enjoy ourselves.

Of course it's possible that some of these buildings will have nice restaurants that aren't so insanely expensive that we can experience one in a while, but other than restaurants and high-end boutique stores, what are we really getting with all of this development?

I can really only think of 3 projects under development that I could consider "interesting places":

1. Waterloo Park (and the adjacent Brackenridge area)
2. The MLS stadium at McKalla Place
3. The UT basketball/event arena

Those are the only three places I could see myself visiting very often.

I know I can't expect every development to be something I could enjoy but I just wonder if we could be getting more out of all this development; more stuff that benefits Austin residents and enriches our lives, like museums, music venues, event spaces, theaters, or quirky little shops.

I'm just afraid of downtown Austin developing into too much of a clean, safe, stale, yuppie environment. I hope developers start taking risks with their ground-floor spaces. Even a slightly different kind of establishment could stand out amongst the rest of the homogeneity these days.

You could start a new thread for this in the Austin sub-forum. It's a worthy enough discussion for its own thread. It won't get many responses in this thread.

I know what I'm doing but okay, posted there too.

I think the topic belongs in here too, but would definitely generate more discussions in its own forum.

No need to get snarky. I just made a suggestion that would encourage discussion on your topic. This thread is for project updates, and the Austin sub-forum is for any type of project or discussion thread. Plus, this thread gets ignored by a lot of Austin posters.

Domain, Mueller, ACC, South Lamar? Are none of those interesting?

What are you referring to? I would say those are interesting topics.

I was just saying I think those are interesting places lol

Huge project planned for Statesman site

https://www.statesman.com/storyimage...Q=75&maxW=2400

https://www.statesman.com/storyimage...Q=75&maxW=1320

https://www.statesman.com/storyimage...Q=75&maxW=1600

Sploosh!

Looks amazing!

SOM is working on the masterplan (not the towers - yet). And, they will be asking for heights up to 600'.

I see that the Skyhouse has magically morphed into 300 W Sixth :)

600 feet south of the river. :cheers:

Looks a lot like the River Mile proposed in downtown Denver.

That looks great! A large park right there would be awesome for the bat-watchers as well as other events, and a pedestrian bridge in the area would be great as well. I hope they leave room for a potential rail bridge as they consider all the details.

I agree!

This city never ceases to amaze me with all of the projects it has up and running.

I agree and the south shore development is huge!

Yes, indeed.

Would like to see more renders.

Great shot of Austin from reddit! Shows off development and trees! :)

(I have no idea to size this down in code, I tried what I remember.)

https://i.imgur.com/XTO6AsU.png

^ Insane. How some forumers claim what's happening Nashville is in any way similar to what's happening in Austin is beyond me.

That photo must have been taken at rush hour, by the looks of 35, Congress and Lamar.

^ I'm not sure what you mean re: the Nashville comment? Was it in reference to the amount of towers/changes or the traffic? Nashville actually feels bigger to me perhaps because it has the large network of interstates that criss-cross the city.

For sure rush hour

There's no reason to compare Nashville and Austin here. Behave yourselves :cool:

<deleted> Photo has already been posted under "Aerial Photos".

I swear Austin is creating a Canadian skyline!
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...792d8a69_k.jpg

Who would of thought 20 yrs ago Austin would have a skyline like this. In another 20 yrs it will be unrecognizable from today.

It is pretty crazy!

Seriously though, your resident douche aside, that really is a very beautiful shot of a very beautiful city with a very beautiful skyline... it's exciting seeing all the changes taking place in Austin and I can't wait to visit again!

I'm thinking even in five years it won't be recognizable.

That photo doesn't even include the Rainey St. District (which will be the main area of the 2020s for high-rise development) or the residential area just west of the Independent as seen here:

https://i.imgur.com/YqoecNf.png
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dawils...gbeWaR-2gbeWdG

You are right, can’t wait for all the future stuff!

That river that runs thru Austin, it's never flooded?

The Colorado River flows through Austin. There are several dams and spillways creating lakes that pass through Austin. The lake located downtown was formerly known as Town Lake. It was re-named Lady Bird Lake after Lady Bird Johnson died several years ago. I still call it Town Lake, as do many others. Anyway, water is kept at a constant level in this lake and also in Lake Austin, which is just upstream. Both lakes can produce minor flooding, especially Lake Austin, but usually water is released downstream to prevent major flooding. It is a complicated process controlled by the Lower Colorado River Authority, but there has not been a major flood on these lakes in recent times. One creek (Shoal Creek), which feeds into Town Lake, can and does flash flood on a fairly regular basis, resulting in high water in some businesses on the west end of downtown along Lamar Blvd.